Saturday, July 10, 2021

Paiwan Every Day 490: adjuq // madjuq

namadjuq a ku ljinay i qaqeregan. 

Free translation
My umbrella was left  in the room. 

Word gloss:
  1. na-ma-(a)adjuq: to have been left behind. na- 'PRF'; ma- 'to be in the condition of'; the root is adjuq 'leave thing behind'. The word is in Ferrrel (1982); he documented 5 derivational words from adjuq. His examples show vowel cluster, which according to a later study of Paiwan phonology is considered is considered ineligible.A reason for more research. 
  2. a: subject case marker
  3. ku: my, 1st person singular GEN
  4. ljinay: umbrella. A synonym kausua, loanword from Minnan, is also used. 
  5. qaqerengan: bedroom
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From Raleigh Ferrell's Paiwan Dictionary (1982). 

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